18 Nov 2014

Johnstone Railway Station

It was great to learn that my constituents who travel by train are in line to enjoy a new bigger car park which will be taking shape at Johnstone Railway Station over the next few months. The work, which started on Monday (17 November), will see an extra 80 spaces being created taking the number of parking bays up from 335 to 415. This is good news for commuters and will help support the growing number of passengers from all over Renfrewshire opting to park and ride at Johnstone. While the improvement scheme is underway parking spaces will have to be reduced by about a third although all Blue Badge spaces will remain. I think it is a small price to pay for the end result and I hope travellers will understand and be patient until it is finished around April next year.

Hugh Henry MSP

About Hugh

Hugh Henry is a Scottish Labour politician first elected a Member of the Scottish Parliament in1999 when he represented Paisley South. He was appointed Deputy Minister for Health and Community in 2001and moved to Deputy Minister for Social Justice in 2002. He became Deputy Minister for Justice after the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in 2003 and Minister for Education in 2006. Hugh collected the Scottish Politician of the Year award in 2010 and won the newly created Renfrewshire South seat in 2011. He was raised in Erskine, Renfrewshire and educated at St Mirin's Academy, Paisley, at the University of Glasgow and Jordanhill College in Glasgow. He has worked as an accountant, a teacher and as a welfare rights officer. He was a local councillor from 1984 until 1999, including four years as leader of Renfrewshire Council. He is married with two daughters and a son.